The refs’ union is dreaming if they think they will maintain or increase their pension plan. No other industry has new pension plans, and old pension plans have been being phased out for the past 30 years in place of 401(k) plans. Pension plans are a thing of the past! So if that is the big stumbling block, we will have scab refs for a long time or until the real refs come back to reality.

Others spoke out on Twitter:

@jimrome Want a full pension then become a full-time employee. Refs won't do it!! They are the d!ckheads. They want their cake and eat it 2.